Clinical simulation as a Nursing Fundamentals teaching method: a quasi-experimental study
Fernanda Letícia da Silva Campanati, Laiane Medeiros Ribeiro, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Paula Regina de Souza Hermann, Guilherme da Costa Brasil, Karen Karoline Gouveia Carneiro, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto, Fernanda Letícia da Silva Campanati, Laiane Medeiros Ribeiro, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Paula Regina de Souza Hermann, Guilherme da Costa Brasil, Karen Karoline Gouveia Carneiro, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto
Abstract
Objectives: to evaluate students' knowledge gain after the implementation of clinical simulation in Nursing Fundamentals disciplines.
Methods: a quasi-experimental intervention was carried out with 60 students, distributed in comparison and intervention groups, who underwent traditional teaching and traditional teaching associated with simulated teaching, respectively. Pre-test and post-test instruments were applied to both groups.
Results: after analyzing the students' performance through the applied instruments, both groups had a cognitive evolution along with the taught content, however, when compared, the intervention group obtained a higher knowledge gain than the comparison group (p = 0.016), demonstrating progressive and increasing improvement with the use of the methodology.
Conclusions: simulated teaching significantly helps students in gaining technical-cognitive knowledge. Therefore, it is recommended to adhere to the use of this methodology for teaching Nursing Fundamentals.
Source: PubMed